Harrison Barnes is only a freshman but he's hit some big shots for No. 13 North Carolina. He hit another on Wednesday, a game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds to play to top FSU.
Freshman Harrison Barnes’ 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3 seconds to play gave No. 13 North Carolina a 72-70 victory at Florida State on Wednesday night.
John Henson had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Barnes added 18 points for the Tar Heels (23-6, 13-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their sixth consecutive game overall and their fifth in a row on Florida State’s court.
The Tar Heels can clinch the top seed in next week’s ACC tournament win a win against No. 4 Duke on Saturday.
No. 2
Marcus and Markieff Morris both scored 13 points and No. 2 Kansas wrapped up at least a share of its seventh straight Big 12 regular-season championship Wednesday night with a 64-51 victory against No. 24 Texas A&M.
New Mexico 82, No. 3 BYU 64
Phillip McDonald scored 26 points to lead
T-No. 4 Duke 70, Clemson 59
Nolan Smith scored 21 points and Kyle Singler had
T-No. 4 Pittsburgh 66, South Florida 50
Nasir Robinson scored 18 points and Ashton Gibbs added 16 Wednesday night as No. 4 Pittsburgh overcame a slow start to clinch at least a share of the Big East regular-season championship with a 66-50 victory against South Florida.
No. 11 Louisville 87, Providence 60
Preston Knowles had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his final home game to lead No. 11 Louisville to an 87-60 victory against reeling Providence.
Kevin Jones scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half and
No. 23 Xavier 68, Charlotte 48
Senior guard Dante Jackson scored 18 points Wednesday night, and No. 23 Xavier beat Charlotte 68-48 to secure at least a share of its fifth consecutive Atlantic 10 regular-season title, tying the league record.
